/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package bpmn;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Participant</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link bpmn.Participant#getParticipantType <em>Participant Type</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link bpmn.Participant#getRoleRef <em>Role Ref</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link bpmn.Participant#getEntityRef <em>Entity Ref</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see bpmn.BpmnPackage#getParticipant()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Participant extends SupportingElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Participant Type</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link bpmn.ParticipantType}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Participant Type</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Participant Type</em>' attribute.
	 * @see bpmn.ParticipantType
	 * @see #setParticipantType(ParticipantType)
	 * @see bpmn.BpmnPackage#getParticipant_ParticipantType()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	ParticipantType getParticipantType();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link bpmn.Participant#getParticipantType <em>Participant Type</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Participant Type</em>' attribute.
	 * @see bpmn.ParticipantType
	 * @see #getParticipantType()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setParticipantType(ParticipantType value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Role Ref</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Role Ref</em>' containment reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Role Ref</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setRoleRef(Role)
	 * @see bpmn.BpmnPackage#getParticipant_RoleRef()
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Role getRoleRef();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link bpmn.Participant#getRoleRef <em>Role Ref</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Role Ref</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getRoleRef()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setRoleRef(Role value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Entity Ref</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Entity Ref</em>' containment reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Entity Ref</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setEntityRef(Entity)
	 * @see bpmn.BpmnPackage#getParticipant_EntityRef()
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Entity getEntityRef();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link bpmn.Participant#getEntityRef <em>Entity Ref</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Entity Ref</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getEntityRef()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setEntityRef(Entity value);

} // Participant
